Brief biographical sketch:Hello, my name is Byron Samaripa. I am a Sophomore here at CU and I am pursuing a major in Computer Science. My interests are generally nerdy and educational things; programming, games, anime, reading, and long walks on the beach.
Brief statement of purpose:My career goals are fairly straight forward. In the short term, I hope to learn as much as I can about about programming and software engineering. My long term goal is to be a software engineer; ideally a game programmer, though that is a bit more difficult to fall into.
Plan for what you intend to do in this class this semester:I intend to work toward real life internet site creation and deployment to make a successful website and apply what I had learned from last class. I also want to practice game development since I was not able to get much progress done on that last semester.
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Update due Week 2 (week of Aug 30):
What I did:-Filled out moodle and google group profile-Thought about possible projects for the semester
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:Attended the first meeting of the ACM for the year.
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent about three hours thinking and reading up on possible projects
What I plan to do next week:-Decide on a project for the next few weeks————
Update due Week 3 (week of Sep 6):[no class Monday; post update anyway]
What I did:- Worked on compiling projects for the Cluster Challenge.
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:N/AHow long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent 4 hours compiling and reading documentation.What I plan to do next week:- Still decide on a final project to work on in conjunction with my Cluster Challenge duties————
Update due Week 4 (week of Sep 13):
What I did:I continue working toward compiling flash for the Cluster ChallengeWhat I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:Spoke with friends about what I was doing wrong.How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent about 2 hours working on getting flash to build properly.What I plan to do next week:Stop trying to build Flash.————
Update due Week 5 (week of Sep 20):
What I did:Researched differen game engines and options for programming gamesInstalled XNARead up on C#What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:I spoke with my brother about what other uses C# and .net have in the job market.How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent about 3 hours reading up on C# and installing XNA.What I plan to do next week:Begin working with tutorials for XNA and C#.————
Update due Week 6 (week of Sep 27):
What I did:- Reinstalled Linux on my Laptop- Researched Cross Platform game libraries- Began working on my Portfolio Website
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- Began restructuring my resume, will finish next week.- Got in touch with 2 old teachers from High School
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent about 4 hours in all doing various tasks and sending emails.What I plan to do next week:I plant to finish my resume, continue working on portfilio website, and look for a new job!
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Update due Week 7 (week of Oct 4):
What I did:- Continued applying for jobs
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- Interviewed for a position at NSIDC.
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent about 2 hours updating my resume for the job in which I was applying and interviewing.
What I plan to do next week:- Work on game development.
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Update due Week 8 (week of Oct 11):
What I did:- Decided on a game library- Started following tutorials for SDL game library
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- Met with an online programming community of amateur game developers.
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent about 5 hours getting the game library setup and following tutorials. I spoke with the group for an unknown amount of hours.What I plan to do next week:- Continue to complete tutorials for SDL.- Form a more formal idea for a game.
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Update due Week 9 (week of Oct 18):
What I did:- Continued SDL tutorials
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- Bean my first day of Work, spoke with employers about job opportunities and branching out more.
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)- I spent 3 hours working on SDL tutorials.What I plan to do next week:- Research further on SDL and other alternatives for game programming- Study game programming methodology and project management.
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Update due Week 10 (week of Oct 25):
What I did: - Decided on making a Sudoku game for my next project- Spoke with a classmate to help plan the game.
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- Met with a class mate to collaborate on my project planning
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)In total I spent about 4 hours this week between discussing and planning.
What I plan to do next week:- Begin implementing some code for my game.
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Update due Week 11 (week of Nov 1):
What I did:- Worked on my Portfolio Site theming and addonsContinued planning and began writing some plans for my Sudoku Game
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- Met with my advisor about my plans to double major in CS and Psychology
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent about 3 hours in total working on my portfolio site
What I plan to do next week:- Plan in class presentation- Begin writing Code for my Sudoku Game
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Update due Week 12 (week of Nov 8):
What I did:- Began writing some code for my Sudoku Game- Continued on Portfolio Site
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- Met with another CS student to discuss the classes that he has taken that I will need to take in the future
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)- I spent about 4 hours working on my portfolio site and doing some early coding work.
What I plan to do next week:- Make progress on my Sudoku game- Have a working demo of my game
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Update due Week 13 (week of Nov 15):
What I did:- Designed the interface for my Sudoku Game
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- Asked friends to give me feedback on interface design and get opinions on layout options
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)- I spent about 3 hours
What I plan to do next week:- Continue implementing Sudoku Game————week of Nov 22 is Fall Break————
Update due Week 14 (week of Nov 29):
What I did:- Worked on gameWhat I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- Spoke with amatuer game developers online about the process of developing a more complex game
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent about 2 hours coding and planning out parts of my gameWhat I plan to do next week:- Continue working on Sudoku game————
Update due Week 15 (week of Dec 6):
What I did:- Continued work on my sudoku program/interface- Decided on a mostly finalized interface for the program
What I did to develop my professional awareness and/or my human network:- I spoke with my advisors about declaring a CS major and what kinds of opportunities it would have
How long I spent:(Recall that you should be spending 3n-1 hours per week on the class, in addition to attending the weekly class meeting.)I spent about 3 hours working on the interface for the program and working to make it functional
